A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
Hisamatsu Sadatomo
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51(2): 551-585, 2011
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Abstract: The family Kateretidae of Japan is revised. Nine species belonging to 6 genera
are recognized, including: Kateretes japonicus Hisamatsu, 1985, K. takagii S-T.
Hisamatsu, 2006, Platamartus jakowlewi Reitter, 1892, Heterhelus (Heterhelus)
scutellaris (Heer, 1841), H. (Heterhelus) morio (Reitter, 1878), H. (Boreades)
solani (Heer, 1841), Sibirhelus corpulentus (Reitter, 1900), Brachypterus
urticae (Fabricius, 1792), and Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758).
Heterhelus morio, which was synonymized under H. scutellaris by Kirejtshuk
(1989), is found to be a valid species, and is herein resurrected. Platamartus
jakowlewi is newly recorded from Japan. Brachypterolus shimoyamai Hisamatsu,
1985, syn. nov., is synonymized under Brachypterolus pulicarius. Dorsal habitus
images, illustrations of male and female genitalia, and other important
diagnostic characters are provided for all species. A key for identification of
all Japanese taxa is also provided.
Key words: Coleoptera, Kateretidae, taxonomy, new synonym, new record, key, Japan, Palaearctic Region